According to the ministry, numerous cold spells
in the coming time will impact poultry’s disease resistance while
poultry products trafficking will also increase.

As many as 140 people in China have so far this year contracted the
H7N9 virus, including 47 fatalities. H10N8 virus also killed one in
Jiangxi province.

To date, no avian influenza
H7N9 and H10N8 cases have been recorded in Vietnam, but there is a high
risk of bird flu epidemic in the country, particularly in northern
border provinces and cities such as Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Hung
Yen, Ha Nam, Hanoi and Hai Phong.-VNA